Angels' Josh Hamilton rides BART before facing Bart

Mike DiGiovanna

OAKLAND — Before Josh Hamilton faced Athletics pitcher Bartolo Colon on Friday night, he rode a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train from San Francisco to the Oakland Coliseum, the Angels right fielder’s commute altered by a bomb scare that shut down the Bay Bridge in both directions earlier in the day.

All of the Angels regulars except Hamilton took the first bus from the team hotel to the stadium, but by the time Hamilton went to the lobby at 3:35 p.m. to catch the second bus to the park, the bridge had been closed.